Business Enterprise Fund – a Business Support Partner (BSP) for the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme – has provided Northern businesses with over 4,500 loans through the programme, totalling more than £50m. Through Start Up Loans, Business Enterprise Fund has supported the founders of smaller businesses across a range of sectors and locations, […]
New data from independent business finance provider, Time Finance, has revealed a lack of SME awareness and understanding of Invoice Finance with over 70% of the SME business community either unaware of or opting out of the cashflow finance solution. The data forms part of Time Finance’s Finance Apathy survey in partnership with Censuswide, which […]
As Parliament launches its inquiry into female entrepreneurship, business experts have released their annual State of Women’s Entrepreneurship report. On Wednesday 2nd April, the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) held the first evidence session of its female entrepreneurship inquiry, hearing from business experts and academics in parliament on the barriers women face when starting a business. […]
What’s in a name? Quite a lot, it seems, especially when carving out a niche in the UK’s busy business landscape. Since 2012, Start Up Loans has seen a plethora of businesses with names that tickle the funny bone. From pun-laden monikers to clever wordplays, business owners know that before a customer steps through the door or […]
Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy said: “When you fabricate a CV, never believing you would be found out, it comes as no surprise when your budget statement contained forecasts of a similar ilk. Rubbished by the OBR and the left-wing Resolution Foundation, as well as the usual business interests, Rachel, you are uniting some […]
Independent SME lender, Time Finance, has been recognised as one of the UK’s best companies to work for, with the business achieving the status of ‘Very Good Organisation’ in a recent review and analysis from Best Companies. Achieving this recognition, Time Finance joins a select group of businesses to receive the honour, which is awarded […]
The latest insight from The Global Payroll Association (GPA), reveals that 89% of small-to-medium sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK have reduced their workforce since the Autumn Budget of October 2024. The government’s Spring Statement Budget will be delivered on Wednesday 26th March. It will be the first budget since the now notorious Autumn Budget in […]
The UK’s medium-sized businesses drove job growth in the last ten years compared to their small and large counterparts, according to new analysis. The research from iwoca––one of Europe’s largest SME lenders––finds that businesses of 50 to 249 people expanded their headcount at double the rate of their small and large counterparts between 2014 and […]
One in five small businesses turn to credit cards to manage cashflow, highlighting a growing trend among entrepreneurs facing unpredictable income and rising expenses. While credit cards can offer flexibility and short-term relief, relying on them without a strategy can quickly spiral into high-interest debt and financial strain. The good news? Uswitch credit card experts […]
Five years since the first Covid 19 lockdown, data from Start Up Loans shows there has been a surge in aspiring entrepreneurs taking out finance to bring their businesses to life. In the five years since the start of the pandemic, there has been a 21% increase in the number of first loans delivered by […]
